1937 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1937.

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1937 Works Progress Administration production of Il trovatore

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The twenty popular records in the United States listed below were extracted from Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954,[7] record sales reported on the "Discography of American Historical Recordings" website, and other sources as specified. Numerical rankings are approximate, they are only used as a frame of reference.

Rank Artist Title Label Recorded Released Chart positions
1Bing Crosby"Sweet Leilani"DeccaFebruary 22, 1937 (1937-02-22)March 1937 (1937-03)US BB 1937 #1, US #1 for 10 weeks, 25 total weeks, 1,000,000 sales[8]
2Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra"Once In A While"VictorJuly 21, 1937 (1937-07-21)October 13, 1937 (1937-10-13)US BB 1937 #2, US #1 for 7 weeks, 14 total weeks, Jazz Standards 1937
3Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra"The Dipsy Doodle"VictorOctober 14, 1937 (1937-10-14)November 1, 1937 (1937-11-01)US BB 1937 #3, US #1 for 6 weeks, 15 total weeks
4Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians"It Looks Like Rain in Cherry Blossom Lane"VictorApril 21, 1937 (1937-04-21)May 5, 1937 (1937-05-05)US BB 1937 #4, US #1 for 5 weeks, 16 total weeks
5Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians"Boo Hoo"VictorFebruary 17, 1937 (1937-02-17)March 1937 (1937-03)US BB 1937 #5, US #1 for 5 weeks, 12 total weeks
6Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians"September in the Rain"VictorFebruary 2, 1937 (1937-02-02)March 1937 (1937-03)US BB 1937 #6, US #1 for 4 weeks, 16 total weeks
7Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra"That Old Feeling"BluebirdJuly 2, 1937 (1937-07-02)July 21, 1937 (1937-07-21)US BB 1937 #7, US #1 for 4 weeks, 14 total weeks
8Bob Crosby and His Orchestra"Whispers in the Dark"DeccaJuly 7, 1937 (1937-07-07)August 1937 (1937-08)US BB 1937 #8, US #1 for 4 weeks, 13 total weeks
9Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (Vocal Ella Fitzgerald)Goodnight, My LoveVictorNovember 5, 1936 (1936-11-05)November 18, 1936 (1936-11-18)US BB 1936 #9, US #1 for 4 weeks, 13 total weeks
10Bing Crosby"The Moon Got in My Eyes"DeccaJuly 12, 1937 (1937-07-12)August 1937 (1937-08)US BB 1937 #10, US #1 for 4 weeks, 11 total weeks
11Hal Kemp and His Orchestra"This Year's Kisses"[9]BrunswickJanuary 4, 1937 (1937-01-04)February 1937 (1937-02)US BB 1936 #11, US #1 for 4 weeks, 8 total weeks
12Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians"A Sailboat in the Moonlight"VictorMay 28, 1937 (1937-05-28)June 1937 (1937-06)US BB 1937 #12, US #1 for 3 weeks, 14 total weeks
13Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (vocal Billie Holiday)"Carelessly"[9]BrunswickMarch 31, 1937 (1937-03-31)April 1937 (1937-04)US BB 1937 #13, US #1 for 3 weeks, 12 total weeks
14Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra"Satan Takes a Holiday"VictorApril 15, 1937 (1937-04-15)July 1937 (1937-07)US BB 1937 #14, US #1 for 3 weeks, 11 total weeks
15Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (Vocal Margaret McCrae)"This Year's Kisses"VictorDecember 30, 1936 (1936-12-30)January 20, 1937 (1937-01-20)US BB 1937 #15, US #1 for 3 weeks, 10 total weeks
16Bing CrosbyRemember Me?DeccaSeptember 20, 1937 (1937-09-20)October 1937 (1937-10)US BB 1937 #16, US #1 for 3 weeks, 6 total weeks
17Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra"It's De-Lovely"VictorOctober 2, 1937 (1937-10-02)October 21, 1937 (1937-10-21)US BB 1936 #17, US #1 for 2 weeks, 13 total weeks
18Russ Morgan and His Orchestra"The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down"[9]BrunswickApril 29, 1937 (1937-04-29)May 1937 (1937-05)US BB 1937 #18, US #1 for 2 weeks, 10 total weeks
19Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra"Marie"VictorJanuary 29, 1937 (1937-01-29)February 17, 1937 (1937-02-17)US BB 1937 #19, US #1 for 2 weeks, 8 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 1998, 150,000 sales[10]
20Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra"The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down"BluebirdJune 3, 1937 (1937-06-03)June 16, 1937 (1937-06-16)US BB 1937 #20, US #1 for 2 weeks, 8 total weeks
21Fats Waller and his Rhythm"(You Know it All) Smarty"VictorJune 11, 1937 (1937-06-11)June 30, 1937 (1937-06-30)US BB 1937 #21, US #1 for 2 weeks, 8 total weeks
22Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra"The Big Apple"VictorAugust 13, 1937 (1937-08-13)August 25, 1937 (1937-08-25)US BB 1937 #22, US #1 for 2 weeks, 7 total weeks
23Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (vocal Billie Holiday)"You Can't Stop Me from Dreaming"[9]BrunswickAugust 29, 1937 (1937-08-29)September 1937 (1937-09)US BB 1937 #23, US #1 for 2 weeks, 7 total weeks
24Hal Kemp and His Orchestra"Where or When"[9]BrunswickMarch 24, 1937 (1937-03-24)April 1937 (1937-04)US BB 1936 #24, US #1 for 1 weeks, 16 total weeks
27Fred Astaire"They Can't Take That Away From Me"[9]BrunswickMarch 14, 1937 (1937-03-14)April 1937 (1937-04)US BB 1937 #27, US #1 for 1 weeks, 11 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 2005, Jazz Standards 1937
28Bing CrosbyToo Marvelous for WordsDeccaMarch 3, 1937 (1937-03-03)April 1937 (1937-04)US BB 1937 #28, US #1 for 1 weeks, 10 total weeks
29Duke Ellington and His Famous OrchestraCaravanMasterMay 14, 1937 (1937-05-14)June 1937 (1937-06)US BB 1937 #60, US #4 for 1 weeks, 18 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 2009, Jazz Standards 1936

Number one hit songs (in order)

Top blues records

Classical music

Premieres
ComposerCompositionDateLocationPerformers
Bartók, BélaMusic for Strings, Percussion and Celesta1937-01-21Basel, SwitzerlandBasel Chamber Orchestra – Sacher[11]
Benjamin, ArthurOverture to an Italian Comedy1937-03-02London[unknown ensemble] – Jacob[12]
Bloch, ErnestVoice in the Wilderness1937-01-21Los AngelesBorisoff / Los Angeles Philharmonic – Klemperer[13]
Britten, BenjaminOn this Island1937-11-19LondonWyss, Britten [14]
Britten, BenjaminReveille1937-04-12LondonBrosa, Reizenstein[15]
Britten, BenjaminVariations on a Theme by Frank Bridge1937-08-27Salzburg, Austria (Festival)Boyd Neel Orchestra – Neel[16]
Copland, AaronEl Salón México1937-08-27Mexico CityMexico Symphony – Chávez[17]
Copland, AaronPrairie Journal1937-07-25New York CityColumbia Symphony – Barlow[18]
Dallapiccola, LuigiTre laudi1937-09-08Venice (Festival)Vivante / Grupo Strumentale Italiano – Sanzogno[19]
Farkas, FerencHarp Concertino1937-03-11BudapestMolnár / [unknown ensemble] – Kenessey[20]
Ginastera, AlbertoDanzas Argentinas1937-10-27Buenos AiresDe Raco[21]
Ginastera, AlbertoSuite from Panambí1937-11-27Buenos Aires[unknown ensemble] – Castro[22]
Ives, CharlesPsalm 67 (1899)1937-05-06New York CityThe Madrigal Singers – Engel[23]
Jolivet, AndréRomantiques1937-03-20ParisGérar, D'Aleman[24]
Jolivet, AndréTrois Chants des Hommes1937-06-04ParisBastard / Paris Conservatory Concerts Society Orchestra – Modesti
Khachaturian, AramPiano Concerto1937-07-12MoscowOborin / Moscow Philharmonic – Steinberg[25]
Messiaen, OlivierFêtes des belles eaux1937-07-25Paris (Expo 37)[unknown ensemble] [26]
Messiaen, OlivierPoèmes pour Mi1937-06-04ParisBunlet / Paris Conservatory Concerts Society Orchestra – Désormière[27]
Milhaud, DariusSuite provençale1937-09-12Venice (Festival)[unknown ensemble] – Milhaud [28]
Myaskovsky, NikolaySymphony No. 171937-12-17MoscowUSSR State Symphony – Gauk[29]
Myaskovsky, NikolaySymphony No. 181937-10-01MoscowUSSR State Symphony – Gauk[29]
Prokofiev, SergeiSuite No. 2 from Romeo and Juliet1937-04-15LeningradLeningrad Philharmonic – Mravinsky[30]
Roussel, AlbertCello Concertino1937-02-06ParisFournier / Concerts Poulet Orchestra – Siohan[31]
Rubbra, EdmundSymphony No. 11937-04-30LondonBBC Symphony – Boult[32]
Schoenberg, ArnoldString Quartet No. 41937-01-08Los AngelesKolisch Quartet[33]
Sessions, RogerString Quartet No. 11937-04-10Washington D.C.Coolidge Quartet[34]
Shostakovich, DmitriSymphony No. 51937-11-21LeningradLeningrad Philharmonic – Mravinsky[35]
Webern, AntonVariations for Piano1937-10-26ViennaStadlen[36]

Compositions

Opera

Film

Jazz
Main article: 1937 in jazz

Musical theatre

Musical films

Births

Deaths
George Gershwin in 1937, the year of his death.

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